It feels like after the success of Inside, the debut and arguable pinnacle of the French New Wave of Horror (though I prefer Martyrs) the writing/directing team of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo have struggled to find another story where their particular sensibilities really pay off. Their latest, Kandisha, is a step in the right direction: it’s simple, direct, and features solid performances as well as squirm-inducing scenes of uncomfortable gore and bloodshed. It’s not going to set the world on fire, and it’s not going to be talked about in the same breath as other entries in the new French Extreme (though it will probably get a LOT of comparisons to Candyman), but it does show the team continuing to reach out and try their hand at other forms of horror, which is always a good thing.

Cinema Dual (TEST SITE)

Examining a life through the media we consume. In other words, I’m reviewing all of my physical music media in alphabetical order, one day at at a time. Except when I don’t, as has been the case for the past few years. Still, we march onwards…Coffee essential, but not mandatory

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Hooptober 8.0 – Kandisha (2020)